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📷 John Phillips · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.54068, -1.68588

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cetti's Warbler and Redwing
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Redwing, Teal +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Cetti's Warbler, Redwing, Teal +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
North Arden Heritage TrailWalking route
Named routeRef NAHTListed length 26 miRegional walking route
The Tame Way- Canal RouteWalking route19 km

Explore the views, history and wildlife of the Tame Valley Wetlands. Stretching between Birmingham and Tamworth is an extraordinary hidden landscape on the doorstep of over 1 million people. Sister walk to a river walk also ending at Hopwas. Duration ~5h

Named routeRef TW-CLength 19 kmPoint-to-pointLocal walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Northern Warwickshire CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef Northern Warwickshire CyclewayRound tripRegional cycle route
Godwin WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Whitacre Heath - looking NW from S edge of square

📷 John Phillips · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Whitacre Heath - looking NW from S edge of square

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kingsbury Water ParkUrban park2.8 km→🏞️KINGSBURY WATER PARKCountry park2.8 km→🐄Broomey Croft Children's FarmVisitor farm3.3 km→🌱Cole End Park & Nature ReserveUrban park4.5 km→🌱The CroftUrban park4.9 km→🦉KINGSBURY MEADOWNature reserve2.5 km→

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